In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Muscoates like this:
MUSCOATES, a township in Kirkdale parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on a branch of the river Wye, 5½ miles E S E of Helmsley. Acres, 947. Pop., 64. Houses, 10.
Muscoates through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Muscoates has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Ryedale. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Muscoates and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Muscoates, in Ryedale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13754
Date accessed: 19th June 2013
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